I want to thank my classmates for nominating me. Whether it was motivated out of mutual respect or motivated as punishment for always having a wise question to ask during a session, thank you anyway. I have seen a lot of speeches over the years. In fact, I see a lot of toasts every weekend. Averaging about three toasts between best man, maid of honor, and father of the bride, I have heard probably about 600. That may be hard to fathom, but because of that, I feel the need to do my best to give a best man toast to CLP ‘22. In my experience, there are a few things that make a good toast. One, write it down. Don’t wing it. We have all seen that. Introduce yourself because not everyone knows you are. Tell a personal story and highlight what you admire about CLP. Make them laugh. If you can’t make them laugh, make them cry. Give advice and get the hell out of there. No one came for you. Lastly, the best toasts have visual aids. So, to kick it off, I am Ben Savory. I run an events company that specializes in wedding DJs and photobooths. People always ask me; Do I get to party for a living? I tell them no. There is a lot of work preparing, planning, and dealing with pressure. You must be professional, but in reality, yeah, I get to party for a living, and I eat a lot of steak or salmon.
Reflections From CLP Class of 2022 Representative:
Ben Savory
I fell into this work accidentally, but now it seems inevitable. My dad owned a record store on Boscawen for a little while before I was born, and was a big, big music guy. When I was ten, my cousin would pick me up at 6 a.m. and have me run a soundboard and recording tape deck for church services. I went to college for theater and during the summers I would run soundboards and lights for summer camps. Then I found myself out of college, working in youth ministry. I had a couple of speakers and a microphone and a lot of friends getting married, including myself. Next thing you know, I move back home and DJing more and more. I hated telling people, no, I was booked and so I asked if someone could come to do it with me. And next thing you know, I’ve got a business, two kids, and I really care about this place we call home. I wanted to get more connected. I wanted to find more ways to help and so I join this thing called CLP and found myself to be the dumbest person in the room. I thought “I could learn from these people.” I do not know what I’m doing, but I filled out this form and Doctor Dave can now tell me exactly what I am doing, why I am doing it, and everything that I am terrible at.
